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Low Pay, Working Conditions Pushing Union Drive In Denver

The NonProfit Times

If the effort succeeds, they plan to affiliate with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 as workers at two other social service nonprofits in Denver have done recently. It was pretty biased and clearly an effort to scare people, though it seemed to have language in it so they weren’t breaking the law.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. Consider this story, which has changed state laws throughout the U.S.: Start Your Grant Proposal with a Story. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? Some Winning Stories.

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Ideas Wanted to Increase Participation in Elections

Tech Soup

Several states have enacted voter suppression laws. Facilitate these activities at either the local, state, or national level. The contest is open to anyone — including journalists, local election officials, civic technologists, academics, businesses, nonprofits, governments, and individuals.

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Fascinating Meeting at the Copyright Office

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We discussed Chafee, especially in the context of the Amazon text-to-speech brouhaha, and the proposed international treaty that was tabled at the WIPO SCCR meeting in Geneva last month. copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

Other Examples: An Annual Giving Campaign, like National Center for Youth Law did $10k for a new Alzheimer’s research project Raise $25,000 to fill a new school library. Give Local worked with other organizations to highlight nonprofits during the holiday season. Excert from Fiver’s Toolkit.

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Content Ideas for Nonprofits That Make Your Blogs Go Further

Neon CRM

Let’s use an example of a local animal shelter who wants to drum up support for a proposed law to ban puppy mills. That blog post—instead of just being about the law—could show how it will impact your shelter’s beneficiaries. You’ll notice that the language of Ruby’s summary has been tweaked slightly.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

Weave in stories that are connected to the podcast and I’m going to share some model language for you. . So she talks a lot about how you can actually use better texting language to create a sense of community and an offering of listening. I’m going to weave in stories that are connected to … oops, there we go.

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